Will i be eligible for financial aide i want to go to nursing school and i have a nine month old daughter?

single mom work in a nursing home as an aide

There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.

Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.

Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!

Sure, you'd get it first beofre other people. there are programs just designed for single working mothers out there, and talk to your employer about tuition re-embersement programs.

You would probably be eligible for financial aid, especially if you have low income. In fact, you may end up not paying anything out
of your pockets. Pell grants are awesome because you don't have to pay them back. You can fill out an application for financial aid at this web site -- http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ -- Good Luck!

yes u r eligible for finiancial aid u will receive more cause u have a child

Put it this way: you won't be INeligible based on those factors. But your eligibility for financial aid (particularly federal grant aid) depends on a number of other factors, including your income, assets, age, previous degrees earned, etc.

At the very least, assuming your school is accredited and you are enrolled at least half-time, you will be eligible to obtain a Federal Stafford Loan. If you show financial need, that loan will probably be subsidized by the federal government. If this is your first undergraduate degree and you are deemed very low income, you could be eligible for a host of other aid, including the Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEO Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, and potentially a work-study award.

Your school(s) will determine your eligibility for any institutional funding that they might offer. Generally, they will take your FAFSA results and/or your grades into consideration when determining how much (if any) of this type of aid you might be eligible for.

Just make sure you file the FAFSA (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov ) and contact your school(s) to explore all your options.